Alcaraz, Nadal named in Spanish Olympic tennis team
12th June 2024
The duo might play the Doubles together for Spain.
- World number two Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland Garros title on the clay in Paris, where the Olympic tournament will take place from July 27 to August 4.
- Nadal boasts 22 Grand Slam victories, including a record 14 French Open titles.
- In addition to the singles tournament, Alcaraz, 21, and Nadal, 38, may also take part in the Games' doubles event.
French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have
been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish tennis
federation (RFET) announced Wednesday.
World number two Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland
Garros title on the clay in Paris, where the Olympic tournament will take place
from July 27 to August 4.
Nadal boasts 22 Grand Slam victories, including a record 14 French Open titles, but only returned to competition last April after missing the best part of 16 months through injury and is currently ranked 264 in the world.
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In addition to the singles tournament, Alcaraz, 21, and
Nadal, 38, may also take part in the Games' doubles event.
The Spanish men's squad is completed by world number 32
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Pablo Carreno Busta and number two-ranked doubles
player Marcel Granollers.
On the women's side, Spanish number one Sara Sorribes and world number 67 Cristina Bucsa have been included in the team.
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Injury-plagued former world number two Paula Badosa -- now
ranked 118 -- will not be included in the squad for Paris.
"We have the chance of winning two or three medals (at
the Olympics)," said RFET president Miguel Diaz Roman.
All national federations must produce their final list for the Games by June 19 at the latest.